I'm on it...Thanks, Bear!
Based on that magnificent image, I'd say highly probable! Thanks, Shamster!
Wow! Thanks, Holly...
This is ~4 3/4" by ~3 5/8", ~1 5/8" high; the interior space is ~4 1/8" by ~3 1/8" by ~7/8" deep. Weight is ~9 5/8 oz. I have seen other wire work...
It seems I've got contemporary crockery here...I'm a bit surprised, but probably shouldn't be: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My take on the piece is Geode...but I am truly ignorant about stones an' earth materials. Sweet brooch!
Yes...the way the cord is frayed at that end does suggest something may have been suspended there at one time.
There's at least one on eBay with identical marks, with a different impressed signature; from Japan: https://www.ebay.com/itm/394608402424 Priced...
Thank you, John!
Good! Thanks, Marote!
Yea...I thought so, too!
Yup...I can accept that.
He is ~4 3/4" long, ~2 1/2" wide, ~1 3/8" thick; he weighs ~10.3 oz. Do any of you folks recognize the figure, or the style? I call it soapstone,...
Thanks, Janet!
~4 7/8" diameter, ~2 7/8" high, weight is ~8.1 oz. The decorations appear to be applied...but the process escapes my understanding. They're...
5 5/8" diameter, 2 5/8" high, weighs almost 21 oz. The mark hints at 1942, but the rest of the code is a mystery...mostly 'cause I haven't looked...
Its ~4 1/4" diameter, ~2 1/2" high, weight is ~6.3 oz. I don't think it was part of uncle Leonard's bring-backs. I have a sense that it has some...
Looks like a High Probable to me, INH. Now, along with Marie's location, I've got something to work with. Thank you both!!
It's almost 20" long (each side). There are 11 of those remarkable woven knots, an' 46 of the smaller locator/guard knots. Pic 3 & 9 show several...
It may have a French Polish finish, another indicator of its age, an' its quality!
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